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As the MENA region continues to be the epicenter of news headlines, the Atlantic Council’s MENASource is a hub for thought-provoking and hard-hitting analyses about the latest trends, ideas, and debates. This online publication provides fast reactions and in-depth commentary on breaking news and key regional topics by a diverse team of experts and contributors.

MENASource brings you up-close to a region at the epicenter of geo-political headlines. It is the Atlantic Council’s hub for in-depth commentary about breaking news, key topics, and trends from our team of experts on the Middle East and North Africa.

The views expressed in MENASource are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the Atlantic Council, its staff, or its supporters.

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Top News: Ministry of Social Solidarity Launches Funding Hashtag; Says Only Seventeen NGOs Registered before Deadline

MENASource
Mar 26, 2026

As Iran attacks, the US should provide air defense for Iraqi Kurdistan

Washington faces a choice: Continue to defer to Baghdad’s procedural objections while Iran conducts unimpeded strikes on Kurdish territory or acknowledge the strategic reality and take decisive action.

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Top News: Ministry of Social Solidarity Launches Funding Hashtag; Says Only Seventeen NGOs Registered before Deadline

MENASource
Mar 17, 2026

A crisis in Egypt could be a warning sign for the global economy 

By
Khalid Azim

Market watchers should keep an eye on Egypt as an oil shock could cause financial turmoil.

Economy & Business
International Financial Institutions

Top News: Ministry of Social Solidarity Launches Funding Hashtag; Says Only Seventeen NGOs Registered before Deadline

MENASource
Mar 11, 2026

Three lessons from Libya for the war in Iran

By
Frank Talbot

Any outside power using force to attain a political outcome must define the end state it seeks, align coalition partners around a shared strategy, and establish credible escalation controls.

Conflict
Iran

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MENASource

Nov 14, 2014

Top News: Ministry of Social Solidarity Launches Funding Hashtag; Says Only Seventeen NGOs Registered before Deadline

By EgyptSource

On Thursday, the ministry of social solidarity launched a hashtag on social media sites. The hashtag is titled, “To protect our society, it’s our right to know civil society organizations’ sources of funding.”

MENASource

Nov 14, 2014

EconSource: Rising Unemployment Hits Young Moroccans

By EconSource

According to a government report by the High Commission for Planning, unemployment in Morocco rose during the latest quarter bringing the total national figure to 1.14 million. Unemployment rose from 9.1 percent to 9.6 percent nationwide. The biggest increase occurred among youth between 15 and 24 in both urban and rural areas. Mohamed Boussaid, the […]

MENASource

Nov 13, 2014

A Way Out for Libya

By H.A. Hellyer

The Libyan quagmire has worsened. Last week, the country’s Supreme Court compromised the standing of portions of the elections law that led to the instituting of Libya’s elected parliament, the House of Representatives.

Libya

MENASource

Nov 13, 2014

Top News: Obama Orders New Syria Policy Review

By MENASource

President Barack Obama has asked his national security team for another review of Syria policy after realizing that ISIS may not be defeated without a political transition in Syria and the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, senior US officials and diplomats told CNN.

MENASource

Nov 13, 2014

Top News: Egypt’s Sisi Decrees Law on Repatriating Foreign Prisoners

By EgyptSource

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree on Wednesday giving him the authority to transfer non-Egyptian defendants on trial or already convicted to be sent to their countries to be tried or serve their sentences.

MENASource

Nov 13, 2014

EconSource: Egypt’s Gas Exports Fall 81.4 Percent

By EconSource

According to the Egyptian Information and Decision Support Centre, Egypt’s exports of natural gas in September declined by 81.4 percent compared to the same period last year. The exports amounted to $18.1 million. The reason for the drop is attributed to Egypt’s rising electricity demands. Electric power generation accounted for around 68.7 percent of natural […]

MENASource

Nov 12, 2014

Countering ISIS: Obama Administration Strategy

By Frederic C. Hof

At Andrews Joint Base on March 14, 2014 President Barack Obama told visiting uniformed defense chiefs that a key aspect of destroying the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS, also known as ISIL and the Islamic State) would be the promotion of moderate, legitimate governance inside Syria; governance that would ultimately be extended to […]

Syria

MENASource

Nov 12, 2014

Top News: Parliamentary Elections to be Held Before End of March

By EgyptSource

Egypt’s president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday that Egyptian parliamentary elections will take place before the end of March 2015.

MENASource

Nov 12, 2014

Top News: Assad Says UN “Freeze Zone” Proposal is Worth Considering

By MENASource

President Bashar al-Assad said Monday that a UN proposal for a local cease-fire in Aleppo was worth considering. It was Assad’s first response to the idea floated recently by the UN envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura.

MENASource

Nov 12, 2014

EconSource: Yemen and the World Bank discuss cooperation aspects

By EconSource

Yemeni Prime Minister discussed means by which to cooperate with the World Bank. Reportedly the meeting touched on the implementation of development projects and their role in supporting government efforts to jumpstart the economy. The World Bank is interested continuing its support to Yemen in order to enhance the country’s absorptive capacity for donor pledges.

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